Because something else is already there waiting to gobble them up: dust mites ... And it's not just fungi joining the party. You see, bacteria also love a good unwashed pillow case or sheet ...

A tubular strand of fungi stands still, perhaps absorbing the dust ... microscope, Robb's task is relatively simple: He counts and measures each microbe-fungi, nematodes, protozoa, and bacteria ...

Speaking on his TikTok channel, he said: "It could be increasing the chance that you're sharing a bed with dust mites, bacteria and fungi ... without using a microscope, their presence can ...